Rochester Adams High School graduate Madonna will bring her Rebel Heart World Tour to Detroit on Oct. 1, with a performance at Joe Louis Arena. Tickets go on sale March 23, with pre-sale opportunities for Madonna's Lifetime Legacy fan club members and for Citi Card holders.

]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:59:38 -05002015-03-02T06:59:38-05:002015-03-02T06:59:41-05:00Germany's national soccer team won the World Cup title last year in a brutally efficient manner. They were unassuming, just operated like clockwork and ran down and decimated their opposition -- including host Brazil in embarrassing fashion.

The Volkswagen lineup of cars is a lot like their home country's soccer team -- not flashy in appearance or style, but great when it comes to delivering what you want under the hood and in your driving experience.

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HOUSTON (AP) - James Harden scored 33 points and LeBron James missed a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds left in overtime, helping the Houston Rockets hold on for a 105-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.

James hit a 3-pointer with 43.5 seconds left to get Cleveland within one.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:31:38 -05002015-03-01T23:31:38-05:002015-03-01T23:31:38-05:00WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 40th and 41st goals of the season and added an assist, Braden Holtby made 32 saves, and the Washington Capitals snapped a three-game skid with a 4-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.

Ovechkin struck just 33 seconds into the game and added a second-period score as he surpassed the 40-goal mark for the seventh time.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 22:22:44 -05002015-03-01T22:22:44-05:002015-03-01T23:29:09-05:00A not-so-funny thing happened to Michigan State on the way to another apparent appearance in the NCAA men's basketball tournament - and the idea Tom Izzo's squad is peaking at just the right time.

The Spartans lost at home to Minnesota Thursday. Then, the Spartans not only lost, but were beaten methodically Sunday at Wisconsin.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 22:27:28 -05002015-03-01T22:27:28-05:002015-03-01T22:27:29-05:00DETROIT >> Wings general manager Ken Holland said if they were going to add a player at the trade deadline he would have to provide an important element and dimension to the roster.

They feel Erik Cole can do both.

Detroit obtained Cole from the Dallas Stars for a pair of prospects - Mattias Janmark (center) and Mattias Backman (defenseman), who are both playing in Sweden - and a second-round pick.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 20:56:56 -05002015-03-01T20:56:56-05:002015-03-01T20:56:58-05:00MADISON, Wis. >> Bo Ryan posed a playful question after the game while glancing at the box score.

"Who's that Kaminsky guy?" the Wisconsin coach asked.

That would be Frank Kaminsky, the athletic senior who had the best night of his impressive season in his last home game with the fifth-ranked Badgers.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:30:47 -05002015-03-01T18:30:47-05:002015-03-01T20:54:18-05:00]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 20:28:53 -05002015-03-01T20:28:53-05:002015-03-01T20:28:56-05:00HAMPTON, Ga. >> The season just started. The calendar hasn't even turned to spring. Yet Jimmie Johnson has all but wrapped up a shot at his record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup title.

Quickly establishing he's one of the drivers to beat - boy, does that sound familiar - Johnson pulled away after the final restart with 13 laps remaining to win Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:33:36 -05002015-03-01T18:33:36-05:002015-03-01T20:05:56-05:00PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. >> Ian Poulter didn't realize he had a three-shot lead in the Honda Classic, only that he was playing well enough to feel like he was in control of his game and the tournament.

One shank changed everything Sunday.

"That just came out of left field," Poulter said.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 19:19:26 -05002015-03-01T19:19:26-05:002015-03-01T20:04:31-05:00The St. Clair Shores City Council on Monday is scheduled to review a renovation and expansion of the LA Fitness health club that includes construction of a new indoor swimming pool.

Other improvements will be made to the landscaping, parking lot, and locker room for the facility on E. Eight Mile Road between Interstate 94 and Harper Avenue, according to the council agenda packet.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 16:58:37 -05002015-03-01T16:58:37-05:002015-03-01T19:09:20-05:00The downward spiral of the Macomb Music Theatre in downtown Mount Clemens continues after the building was recently broken into and vandalized, and another show was forced to find a new location.

The theater, which hasn't held an event for the past year and is in receivership due to chronic financial problems, was broken into sometime between Feb.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 19:08:09 -05002015-03-01T19:08:09-05:002015-03-01T19:08:47-05:00LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ronda Rousey won a fight in 16 seconds last summer, falling a second short of the quickest victory in UFC history. At the time, the bantamweight champion figured the speed with which she pummeled Alexis Davis was a fluke.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:51:38 -05002015-03-01T18:51:38-05:002015-03-01T18:51:38-05:00VIERA, Fla. (AP) - Max Scherzer was warming up in the bullpen, getting ready to head onto the field to throw his first batting practice session for the Washington Nationals.

But first, the national anthem.

"You've got to simulate it like it's a real game," Scherzer said Sunday. "It's always about the little things.